ferrenho

/fɨ.ˈRɐj.ɲu/

//fɨ.ˈRɐj.ɲu// adj

The verdict

“ferrenho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,930 among 853 “F” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,930
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - parecido com o ferro na cor ou na dureza

Corpus desk

Index PT-ferrenho · ferrenho · Portuguese

ferrenho · rank #57,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,930
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH filologia

Nearest frequency peer: filologia (+4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “ferrenho”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “ferrenho” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for ferrenho
PropertyValue
Headwordferrenho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/fɨ.ˈRɐj.ɲu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “ferrenho” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).ferrenhocai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “filologia” (#57,934), “fresta” (#57,944), “esguio” (#57,914). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “ferrenho” fica em #57,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ferrenho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,930 among 853 “F” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /fɨ.ˈRɐj.ɲu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ferrenho, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is ferrenho, spelled F-E-R-R-E-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    parecido com o ferro na cor ou na dureza
  2. 2
    férreo, intransigente, rígido

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ferrenho"?
"ferrenho" is spelled F-E-R-R-E-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /fɨ.ˈRɐj.ɲu/.
What does "ferrenho" mean?
As an adjective, "ferrenho" means: parecido com o ferro na cor ou na dureza
How do you pronounce "ferrenho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ferrenho" is /fɨ.ˈRɐj.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ferrenho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list